We intend to effectuate a Business Combination using the proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement, and from additional issuances of, if any, our capital stock and our debt, or a combination of cash, stock and debt. We have not engaged in, and we will not engage in, any operations until we complete a Business Combination, and we have not generated any operating revenue to date. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial Business Combination, at the earliest. Our entire activity since inception through December 31, 2021, related to our formation, matters related to our Initial Public Offering, and following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, matters related to an initial Business Combination. Based on our business activities, we are a “shell company” as defined under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
We will provide the holders of the public shares (the “public shareholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of the Business Combination, either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by us. The public shareholders will be entitled to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the amount held in the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days prior to the completion of a Business Combination, including any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay our tax obligations, subject to the limitations described herein. The
per-share
amount to be distributed to the public shareholders who redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions we will pay to the underwriter.
We will have until July 2, 2023 to consummate a Business Combination, which date may be extended pursuant to our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (such period, as it may be extended, the “Combination Period”). However, if we have not completed a Business Combination within the Combination Period, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a
per-share
price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable)
the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish the rights of the public shareholders as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our Board of Directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. In the event of a liquidation, the public shareholders will be entitled to receive a full pro rata interest in the Trust Account.
Proposed Akili Business Combination
On January 26, 2022, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Akili Merger Agreement”) by and among us, Karibu Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and our direct wholly owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”), and Akili Interactive Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Akili”).
The Akili Merger Agreement provides that, among other things and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, the following transactions will occur (together with the other agreements and transactions contemplated by the Akili Merger Agreement, the “Akili Business Combination”): (1) at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Akili Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, and in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the “DGCL”), Merger Sub will merge with and into Akili, with Akili continuing as the surviving corporation and our wholly owned subsidiary (the “Merger”); (2) at the Closing, all of the outstanding capital stock of Akili and all options and warrants to acquire capital stock of Akili will be converted into the right to receive shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (after the Domestication (as defined below)) (“SCS Common Stock”) or comparable equity awards or warrants that are settled or are exercisable for shares of SCS Common Stock, representing an aggregate of 60 million shares of SCS Common Stock; (3) at the Closing, we will deposit into an escrow account for the benefit of the
pre-Closing
Akili stockholders, optionholders and warrantholders an aggregate number of shares of SCS Common Stock equal to 7.5% of the fully diluted shares of SCS Common Stock (including shares reserved under the equity incentive plan to be adopted by the combined company in connection with the Closing), determined as of immediately following the Closing (collectively, the “Earnout Shares”), which Earnout Shares will be subject to release from escrow to the
pre-Closing
Akili stockholders, optionholders and warrantholders in three equal tranches upon the daily volume weighted average price of a share of SCS Common Stock reaching $15.00/share, $20.00/share and $30.00/share, respectively, over any 20 trading days within any 30 consecutive trading day period following the Closing and prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing, in each case, on the terms set forth in the Akili Merger Agreement; and (4) at the Closing, SCS will be renamed “Akili, Inc.” The Closing is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions contained in the Akili Merger Agreement, including the approval of our shareholders.
Prior to the Closing, subject to the approval of our shareholders, and in accordance with the DGCL, the Cayman Islands Companies Act (As Revised) (the “CICA”) and our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, we will effect a deregistration under the CICA and a domestication under Section 388 of the DGCL, pursuant to which our jurisdiction of incorporation will be changed from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware (the “Domestication”). In connection with the Domestication, (i) each of our then issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares will convert automatically, on a
basis, into a share of SCS Common Stock, which is entitled to one vote per share, and (ii) each of our then issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares will convert automatically, on a
basis, into a share of SCS Common Stock.
On January 26, 2022, concurrently with the execution of the Akili Merger Agreement, we entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which the PIPE Investors have subscribed for an aggregate of 16,200,000 shares of SCS Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $162,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”), of which approximately $135,400,000 is committed by certain existing directors, officers and equityholders of, or investment funds managed by, us, the Sponsor, Suvretta and/or their respective affiliates (the “Sponsor Related PIPE Investors”). The PIPE Investment will be consummated substantially concurrently with the Closing.
The consummation of the proposed Akili Business Combination is subject to certain conditions as further described in the Akili Merger Agreement.
For more information about the Akili Merger Agreement and the proposed Akili Business Combination, see our Current Report on Form
8-K
filed with the SEC on January 26, 2022, as amended on January 27, 2022, and the Akili Disclosure Statement that we have filed with the SEC. Unless specifically stated, this Annual Report does not give effect to the proposed Akili Business Combination and does not contain the risks associated with the proposed Akili Business Combination. Such risks and effects relating to the proposed Akili Business Combination are included in the Akili Disclosure Statement.
Our Acquisition and Value Creation Strategy
We intend to leverage what we believe is a competitive advantage in sourcing potential targets that will materially benefit from our differentiated expertise and where we are best situated to augment the value of the business following the completion of our Business Combination.
We believe our management team is well-positioned to identify different opportunities across the private biotechnology company landscape. Our selection process will leverage our relationships with leading biotechnology company founders, executives of private and public companies, venture capitalists and growth equity funds, in addition to the extensive industry and geographical reach of Social Capital and Suvretta’s platforms.
Given our profile and approach, we anticipate that target business candidates may be brought to our attention from various sources, in particular founders of and investors in other private and public biotechnology companies in our networks. We also believe that our management team’s reputation, experience and track record of investing will make us a preferred partner for these potential targets.
Certain members of our management team are employed by either Social Capital or Suvretta or one of their respective affiliates. Social Capital and Suvretta are made aware of potential business opportunities from time to time, one or more of which we may desire to pursue, for a Business Combination.